By Jack Bernard, contributing columnist | As a fiscal conservative, I have criticized both political parties for their mutual failure to balance the budget and reduce the national debt. The GOP has been disingenuous on this issue, lowering taxes on the wealthy while not cutting expenses. Under President Trump, our deficit reached new higher levels.
Exclusive in GwinnettForum | The 2020 Census results show that Gwinnett County continues to grow, now with a population of 957,062, an increase of 148,138 people or 19 per cent since the 2010 census. Gwinnett continues to be Georgia’s second most populated county, trailing Fulton County, which has 1,066,970 people.
By Elliott Brack | Some bits and pieces: Cities around Gwinnett are stirring with political intrigue this week, as it’s time to qualify if you want to seek municipal office in Gwinnett. Most cities close their qualifying Wednesday, though Berkeley Lake closes on Thursday and Auburn and Norcross on Friday.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Snellville Tells Scope and Breadth of Pilot Microtransit Plan
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Something Stirring in Politics in 2018, Which May Be Major
ANOTHER VIEW: President Trump’s Two Economic Advisers Are Both Incompetent
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Gwinnett’s Diversity Isn’t Only Racial and Cultural: Also Ideological
UPCOMING: Chamber Votes Backing of This Falls’ $350 Million School Bond
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC Foundation Grant of $64,532 Goes to Gwinnett County
RECOMMENDED: The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Mill Villages Were An Important Part of Georgia Textile Industry
MYSTERY PHOTO: Plenty of Clues that This Mystery Photo Not in New World
CALENDAR: Intersection at I-85 and Indian Trail Road To Be Named For Jesse Long Today
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Harvest Farm Is First Public Orchard and Playground in the Southeast
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Exciting Activities in Gwinnett Cities with Envisioning Leaders
SPOTLIGHT: Primerica, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Being at Hospital Emergency Room Usually Seems Like Forever
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Library Becomes NASA Partner for STEM Learning
NOTABLE: Foundation Awards Largest Grants Ever to Local Agencies
RECOMMENDED: If Only by Richard Paul Evans
GEORGIA TIDBIT: UGA Veterinary College Now Has Enrollment of 431 Students
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Working at a Fire Hydrant Factory Produces
MYSTERY PHOTO: In Our Warmer Gwinnett Weather, Let This Photograph Cool You Down
LAGNIAPPE: CID, Schools, Library Team Up to Give Meadowcreek 1,400 Books
CALENDAR: Sixth Annual Beach Blast in Snellville Saturday Afternoon
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | One of the bright areas in Gwinnett in 2017 is the tremendous vision, funding and activity going on in some of our cities.
Partially funded by the cities of Gwinnett’s greater share of SPLOST funds, but augmented by growth in city revenues, there is a feeling of bustle and movement in some of Gwinnett’s cities that is nothing less than exciting.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: The West Needs To Come Together With Islam To Destroy ISIS
EEB PERSPECTIVE: What Is The Oldest City in Metro Atlanta?
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Associates, P.C.
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Place CID Works To Expand Boundaries During 2017
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Tech Librarian Is A Winner of “Love My Librarian Award”
RECOMMENDED: The Whistler by John Grisham
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Savannah River’s Banks Steeped in History Going Back 12,000 Years
TODAY’S QUOTE: Wonder Why He Doesn’t Get Many Invitations To Parties?
MYSTERY PHOTO: Does This Architecture Tell You Anything about This Building?
LAGNIAPPE: Walton EMC Line Technicians Place in Lineman’s Rodeo in Kansas
CALENDAR: Model Railroad Exhibit Through Holidays at George Pearce Park
“Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There was never a democracy that did not commit suicide.”
– The second president of the United States, John Adams (1735-1826).
ENDORSEMENTS
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SAMPLE BALLOTS
Consolidated sample ballots are available below and are not specific to a voter’s individual ballot. To find what your ballot will look like, visit My Voter Page on the Georgia Secretary of State’s website.
>> Click here for the 11/5 consolidated sample ballot in English/Spanish
>> Click here for the 11/5 consolidated sample ballot in English/Korean/Chinese/Vietnamese
MULBERRY CANDIDATES
Residents of the new city of Mulberry can read answers to questions put to the 15 candidates for the coming council elections through a public service offered by GwinnettForum.
>> Click here to learn about Mulberry’s candidates.
>> Click here for the Mulberry election FAQ and sample ballot
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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